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4.5
628 Reviews (628)
5 Stars
284
4 Stars
274
3 Stars
40
2 Stars
17
1 Stars
13
Conditions
4.5
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.6
Pace
4.4
Amenities
4.0
96.6%
Recommend this course
584 out of 628 reviews
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4.5
43 Reviews (43)
5 Stars
23
4 Stars
20
3 Stars
0
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.7
Value
4.5
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.7
100.0%
Recommend this course
43 out of 43 reviews
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4.5
68 Reviews (68)
5 Stars
37
4 Stars
30
3 Stars
1
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.6
Value
4.4
Layout
4.4
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.6
98.5%
Recommend this course
67 out of 68 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 71
Length 6337 yards
Slope 130
Rating 70.5
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Rutgers University Golf Course
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Course Details

Year Built 1963
Golf Season Open: 3/01 Closed: 12/15

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required, including closed-toe footwear with non-penetrating or spikeless shoes.

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4.5
628 Reviews (628)
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Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Wet weather
Walked
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Cold weather
Walked

Great conditions, pace and staff

Rutgers Golf Course is by far and away the best public course in Middlesex County. As far as value, pace of play, friendliness and knowledge of staff, and course conditions, Rutgers stands out clearly. Tee time system is easy to use and professional staff is extremely helpful. The snack bar and on course beverage service could use an upgrade and that would be my only complaint albeit minor. I play 30+ rounds here per year. Very enjoyable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

staff

Nicest staff I have ever seen and I am 75 and have played at many golf courses. The foursome that I play with plays at Rutgers once a week.

Conditions Excellent
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

great all around value

Course keeps strict pace of play. 4 hour round, for weekend public in nj. That's the best!

Short but challenging.

Great value!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing

Good course. Short but shotmaker course.

Greens were fast but true

Conditions were really good

Pace 4 hrs 20 minutes, good pace

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 278
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Top 25 Contributor
New York Advisor
Previously Played
Used cart

Another great...

...day at Rutgers. Course is in great shape .The greens are smooth and quick. Finished in 3.5 hrs.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 34
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 14
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Just OK

Short course in decent condition.

Not worth the price they normally charge, but OK if you get a 'Hot Deal' or the like.

Staff wasn't very friendly.

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 62
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

College review

The golf course at Rutgers is a quaint look back at golf architecture too short for the modern game but with enough interest to make it fun. The wind was blowing 20+ which added another dimension to the round. If it wasn't you'd have wedge in hand to often. Conditions were very good with the bunkers the high point. Too many courses are not maintaining their sand bunkers. Not Rutgers- well done. Overall a fun day out.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Rutgers University Golf Course

What a great surprise this course was. Staff was very friendly, the driving range is beautiful, and the course is in excellent shape, with greens running true and smooth. I would definitely play it again if the opportunity arose. Also, another pleasant surprise was that there are rangers on the course that actually keep the pace of play moving. We finished on a Sunday morning in exactly 4 hours. Imagine that.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 20-24
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Perfect golf course

It's my first time to review golf course.

When I was in Rutgers golf, weather is perfect.

Green condition was nice.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 159
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 100 Contributor
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

College Town

The course is laid out on the campus of Ruckers University. The course itself is a great layout and golfer friendly. I think anybody playing golf at any level would enjoy this course. We will be back again .

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Return to ol' reliable

Haven't played Rutgers for several years. I looked forward to this round and really enjoyed my return to this well maintained course. Using GolfNow booking application made for an enjoyable experience. We were given the senior discount at check-in. Will play this course again this fall .

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Bummed Out

I played for Rutgers in the early 70`s and hadn`t been back since 1974. I thought with the school in the "Big 10" and The Rutgers Professional Golf Turf Management School this course would be in exceptional condition. WRONG!!! Greens were slow and bumpy. We had to play "winter rules" because the fairways were bad (many white lined areas) rough was spotty. bunkers inconsistent. If I was still playing for Rutgers i would be embarrassed to host any other college team on this course (let alone a "Big 10" school. It will be another 43 years before I go back

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Response from on 09/22/2017:
Hello, thank you for giving our course, Rutgers University Golf Course, in the Piscataway area, a three-star review. We are sorry to hear that our course conditions were not in the best shape when you last played. But, we are glad to see that you found our staff friendly and had a smooth pace of play. We appreciate your feedback, and we hope to see you again in the future.
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Fair
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Fair
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Response from on 09/08/2017:
Hello Shawn, thank you for taking the time to review our course, Rutgers University Golf Course, in the New York area. We are sorry to see that you had an all around poor customer experience with us and we would like to hear any additional feedback on where improvements can be made. Thank you for choosing to play our golf course and we hope to earn your business again soon.
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Great day

Staff was friendly checking was easy course was in excellent condition pace of play was under three and a half hours greens in excellent condition sand traps were soft and fluffy price very reasonable with cart

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 8
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Nice course

Course was in good shape, pace of play was excellent and the staff was nothing but great highly recommended

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 44
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Walked

Great NJ public course

They are serious about maintaining a quick pace of play here AND THAT IS A GOOD THING. Even though this place is usually packed and it takes an act of congress to get a morning weekend tee time, I've never had a round take more than 4 hours 15 minutes.

The layout is nothing spectacular but it's enough to keep your interest and is in good shape.

Course seems to have a good walking culture among the clientele and is an easy walk.

Price is reasonable, they didn't sting me too hard for being an out of state non-alumni on a weekend.

They also have snazzy port-a-potties with running sink water.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 6
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
First Time Playing

Great Staff

The course is an interesting layout with short and long holes. Greens were nice but fairly slow. Fairways were in good shape. The bag drop is across the street from the clubhouse and I accidentally left my clubs there. The staff was great and called me. They held them overnight until I could get them in the morning. They couldn't have been nicer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Good weather
Used cart

Maintenance great, layout is a bit boring

Although it's my alma mater, was only my 2nd time playing this course. The course conditions were pretty good but the layout is kind of boring. Very minimal elevation changes. Not much water. The feel of a very mediocre county course. Still, I'd play it again because of the value at twilight and the maintenance.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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